Summer garment



March 10, 1931. BQSWQRTH 1,796,078

SUMMER GARMENT Filed Dec. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

Haiku/7a ammo/m BY W A TTORNEY Mmch 1Q, 1931. i H BQSWQRTH 1,796,078

SUMMER GARMENT Filed D80. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. ffallz'am &su7orfl2 A TTORNEY Patented Mar. 10, 1931 1 7 7 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HALLIAM BOSWORTH, OF DOUGLAS MANOR, NEW YORK SUMMER GARMENT Application. filed December 23, 1929. Serial No. 415,923.

This invention relates to new and useful Fig. 4 is a rear elevational view of Fig. 3. improvements in a garment and has more Fig. 5 1s a view similar to Fig. 3 but showparticular reference to garments to be worn lng another design of the garment.

by men or women in the summer. It is in- Fig. 6 is another view similar to Fig. 3 5 tended that these garments take the place of but show ng another design. 55

the outer coat, vest and outer shirt. F 1g. 7 1s a fragmentary plctorial view of It is proposed to design these garments so the garment shown in Fig. 6 applied upon a that in wearing them aperson is completely person.

dressed. At the same time great comfort Fig. 8 is a fragmentary enlarged detailed is obtained in that theyare all that is worn View of pleats used in the various garments 60 over the underwear. Preferably these gardescribed and provided with the means for ments should be made of madras, linen, duck, maintaining their form. pongee, silk or other light material that is Fig.9 is a horizontal sectional View taken washable. WVhen wearing these garments in 11 th line 99 of Fig. 8.

hot weather, one can be completely comfort- In F g- 1, a Coat 10 has been shown prefer- 65 able because only two light thickne f ably made of some washable material such as goods are being worn The gannents may be pongee-silk, duck, linen, heavy IIIELdI'SlS designed in either one or two pieces OI any other deslred material and cut and invention particularly proposes a sllilt fOIIDGCl 1n any ClGSlIablG fashion. AS SllOWIl o ti t d fi i h d f i l ti a on the drawing, the sleeves 11 are of elbow 70 jacket or other exterior Wearing apparel so g but y y be made Shorter may as to eliminate the necessity of wearing a cone 1111 hg The ends 12 0f the Sleeves re ventional vest andjaclret. The invention also Set p Wlth a hand for trhhlhhlg- In the proposes trouser portions cut and finished event that full length Sleeves are used, y to go with said shirt portion and eliminate he filhshed t the n like those of a the necessity of standard trousers. tellel'ed $11115 r It i a f th bj t t id a union Theneck 13 of the coats is full and out low garment i ti f a bi ti f id to avoid uncomfortable thickness and warmth n hi t d trouser portions It i l of the regular collar in present use. The 001- a 00 posed t produce H i d l t d ff t lar 14 may be either attached or unattached. d a means f maintaining each f the If unattached,acollar of the same material as T l the eoat or a white collar may be used. A

For further comprehension of the invenfiolYlhg he of the Welsh a y y he Y tion, and of the objects and advantages therewhtch goes Very neatly Wlth the coattor 1f so of, reference will be had to the following gt any Othe? type used mstead' description and accompanying drawings, and t garment 1S provldect Wlth. pockets 16 to the appended claims in which the va i. E ypi generally W m Ordmary a ous novel features of the invention are more f a a g g jg 3 i e {i0 particularly set forth or t as 1a e armen s 1e armen 1s f not to be worn open the pocket indicated by [a In t accompmtymg drawmgs Ormmg reference numeral 16 near the ri ht sleeve is materlal part of this d1sclosure:

a slit pocket in place of the inside pocket in 1 13 an elevatlehel Vlew of it shut P an ordinary coat and is reached from the outtioh Constructed according to this ihvehtiehside. A button 17 is used to close this pocket 0 F g- 2 is a Perspective Y of h for preventing the losing of articles. portlon constructed according to thls lnven- Si th t i l u d ill be thin, the tlon. pockets should be lined to strengthen them 7 Fig. 3 is an elevational view of a union for the articles they will have to contain. The garment consisting of shirt and trouser porrest of the coat should have no lining. It A tions. should be made as light as: possible so as to he I inexpensive both in manufacture and laundering. e

Preferably it should be cut a little shorter than the prevailing style at any time, of a regular coat so that when the air turns a little cooler than usual, the regular coat may be slipped on over it and conceal it in the same way that'it does to a shirt. This coat is worn over the underwear requiring no shirt such as is worn at present. It may be worn with trousers to match-or may be worn with the regular trousers in place of the present day coat. On the trousers either a belt or suspenders may be used since they are covered up and not seen.

In Figs 2, trousers 18 have been shown to gowith the coat just described. They are shown provided with bottom cuiislt) though this is not intended as a limitation since they may be plain or of the present day golftrouser type. Along the top thetrousers are provided with loops 20 for receiving a belt 21. As before stated either a belt or suspenders maybe worn as the coat falls outside the trousers. Buttons should besewn upon the trousers along the top edge for use in the event 7 that suspenders are desired. The belt 21 garments of. one piece.

should be very thin material so as to be cool.

In Figs. 3 and 4, a one piece garment 22 has been illustrated. I It is a combination of the coat and trousers all in one piece. As shown the design is such that the legs have the golf trouser finish 23. The sleeves 24 may be either long or short. The garment is drawn in at the waistby a waist band 25, and the lines of the waist band are formed with pleats 26 running vertically as shown on the diagram.

The pleats are also formedin the back as may 'be seen from an ins ection of Fi 4.

Pockets may be arranged as desired. These pockets may be at .the sides where they are usually found in regular trousers. ()ther parts of the garment not specifically called to attention are the same as in the garments previously described. The back of the garment is shown formed with a flap 27 which can be buttonedto the waist band at 28. The loops for the belt shouldbe sewn upon the top of the flap so that when thebelt is run thru them,

the buttonsare concealed- The goods is extended partly around the back-as indicated by numerals 29 to mask the openingsat the sides between the waist band and theflower part of the flap. One corner of the flapis shown turned up for illustrating the loops 20. It is intended that this type or any: other type of flap be used on all In..Fig..5, a one piece garment 30 has been shown very similar to the garment shown in, Fig. 8 It distinguishes in that the trousers 31 are ofconventional design in lieu of the golf trouser'type shown in the previous figure. Further, the sleeves .32. are of full "length. Thisgarment is. alsoprovided with.

The means for holding the pleats 26 in 2 form consists of apair ofspaced strings 36 attached at one of their ends upon the material of the garment on opposite sides of the pleat. One pair of strings are provided for each pleat. A stiff member 37 with curved ends 38 is tied down by the strings so as to limit expansion or contraction of the ma. terial forming the pleat. The length of the stifi member 37 is materially shorter than I the distance between the ends of the-pair of strings which are attached to the material in spaced r lations and end to end alignment so that when the strings are tied over this mem-- her, the material of the garment is loose andmaybe termed into the pleat.

A. hook 39 is supported by an elastic. string 40 attached upon one end of thestiff member 3? catches upon one of the bends of the.

pleat. Another hook 41 catches upon the other end of the pleat and is supported by an elastic member 42 passing thruan aperture 43- in. the material, and at its other end is attached upon the stiff member 37. Obviously the pleat is firmly held in form. It is intended that the belt or" the garment pass over the means for holding the pleats in form so that they are not visible.

If desired, the pleats may be opened by untying the strings 36, removing the hooks 39 and i1 from the material of the pleat and then removing the stifif member 87 together Withthe elastic strings and hooks. The strings 36 remain'permanently attached upon the material of the pleat.

While I have shown and described the preterred embodiment of my invention, it is to. be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and Kit) the right is reserved to. all changes and modifications coming within the scope-of the invenbeing provided with vertical'pleats, means.

engaging over the pleats for holding the material oi the garment loose at portions so'that the loose material may be formed into said pleats, comprising strings attached'to the. said material, a stilt member tied down by said. strings, and reslhent means connected be-' tween said stiff-member and loose material for holding the pleat formation.

2. A union garment, comprising a shirt portion, a trouser portion connected with the shirt portion, said shirt and trouser portions being provided with vertical pleats, means for each pleat and engaging over said pleat for holding the material of the garment loose so that the loose material may be folded into the said pleats comprising a pair of strings in end to end alignment attached at their ends to the material in spaced relation, a stiff member with curved ends tied down by said pair of strings, and resilient means for each pleat connected between said stiff member and the folds for holding the pleat formation.

3. A garment, comprising a shirt portion, a trouser portion with a drop seat, said garment being provided with vertical pleats, means for each pleat and engaging over said pleat for holding the material of the garment loose so that the loose material may be folded into the said pleats comprising a pair of strings in end to end alignment attached at their ends to the material in spaced relation, a stiff member with curved ends tied down by said pair of strings, and resilient means for each pleat connected between said stiff member and the folds for holding the pleat formation, comprising a hook engaging one of the folds of the pleat and attached upon an elastic attached on one end of said stiff member, and another hook'engaging the other fold of the pleat and attached upon an elastic passing through an aperture in the material and secured upon the other end of the stiff member.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

HALLIAM BOSWORTH. 

